Lauren Buchanan drove in four runs and scored one while Sydney Santiago added an RBI and three runs scored for Union, which scored five in the top of the seventh inning.

Ciara Johnson finished with two RBIs and a run scored while Jaime Stulec and Tamia Howell scored two runs apiece for Union, which had eight hits as a team. Larissa Stone drove in a run and scored one while Alyssa Thomas added two hits and an RBI for Union, which scored double-digit runs for the third time this season.

Ashley Paulino drove in four runs and scored two while Samantha Olbrys and Aniston Miller added an RBI and two runs scored apiece for Linden.

UNION, NJ – After a two-month investigation, a Union Police Department sergeant admitted to accepting thousands of dollars in overtime pay he did not earn, said acting Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan.

Michael Wittevrongel, 47, will forfeit his job and will also serve a term of probation and will pay restitution in the amount of $6,400 following a plea to a charge of ...

UNION, NJ – In support of Hannah Caldwell School’s initiative to bring more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) activities to their students, two members of Rutgers University Center for Mathematics, Science and Computer Education (CMSCE) team paid a special visit to the school.

Dawana Schultz and Suparna Sinha customized a program just for the students of Hannah ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Police are searching for the suspects who carjacked a vehicle in the parking lot of the Scotchwood Diner (1928 Route 22) in Scotch Plains just before 1:00 a.m. today, according to Breaking News Network (BNN).

Police arrived and were told that two male suspects, who reportedly did not display a weapon, took a white Toyota Camry from the victim and then sped away ...

UNION, NJ – Union High School senior Kiara Powell has been selected January’s Female Athlete of the Month, sponsored by Service Professionals.

Powell is a member of the co-ed bowling team. She is the Union County Individual Girls Champion, achieving first place for Group 4 North 2 Sectional Tournament. Powell rolled a 267, a high game in that tournament.

ELMIRA, NY - Kayla Douberley of Union was one of nine Elmira College students inducted into the Iota Iota Iota (or Triota) National Honor Society for Women's Studies during a ceremony recently held in Cowles Hall, Elmira College.

The induction ceremony recognized students who have excelled academically in gender and women's studies, and fostered feminist scholarship, promoted personal ...

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Kristen Lian, of Union earned Dean's List honors at Saint Joseph's University for the Fall 2017 semester. Lian studies Communication Studies in the University's College of Arts and Sciences. Students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above, a B or greater in all their classes, and complete at least 15 credits to earn Dean's List status for a ...

RAHWAY, NJ - George Rayford, 38 of Rahway, has been arrested and charged with distributing crack cocaine that led to the death of three people and sent others to the hospital, it was announced Friday by Union County Prosecutor Michael A. Monahan.

“Considering the high levels of purity found in illegal drugs being sold throughout Union County and New Jersey, as well as the potential ...

ELIZABETH, NJ – The 24th Annual Hoops to End Homelessness was another night of exciting basketball when six local teams paired off to compete to benefit the Elizabeth Coalition’s programs, in particular, its Operation Warm Heart Program, a winter shelter program for the chronically homeless.

The event took place Feb. 3 at the Dunn Sports Center on Pearl Street. Two teams of Union ...

Atlantic Health System, a leading provider of health care in New Jersey, today celebrated a decade of excellence after it was recognized among Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®,” ranking number 74 in its tenth consecutive year on the prestigious annual list.

It is the only health care delivery system from New Jersey, and the top-ranked New Jersey based ...

Union County, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders is pleased to announce two hiring event opportunities coming up with Griswold Home Care of Union County and the United Airlines Summer Assist youth program.

“We always want to make sure our residents are aware of new opportunities for employment, and I would like to thank Griswold Home Care and United Airlines for ...

Union, NJ – The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders invites residents and visitors to come and listen to an American Salvation Army volunteer describe her experiences on the battlefield of France in 1918, when Union County’s celebration of Women’s History Month features Ms. Laurie MacDonald-Gaulke, actress and storyteller, in a special free presentation of “Doughnuts ...

Breaking Atlantic Health System news on this week’s AtlantiCast! Plus, find out why Morristown Medical Center is one of the best hospitals in the nation when it comes to recovering from joint surgery, see the newest center for fighting brain cancer and an Atlantic Health System red-carpet premiere!

It's hard to go on a serious diet, one on which you expect to be successful and maintain a loss. Fortunately, in his new book Super Carb Diet, Bob Harper has given the weight watching world a sensible new diet plan to help achieve a healthy weight.

How does a writer of a beloved series like Harry Potter or Temperance Brennan break out of their readers' expectations and try something new? For J.K. Rowlings it was the novels penned under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith; books about a maimed and very flawed private detective with the unlikely name of Cormoran Strike. For Kathy Reichs, it is the ...

MIDDLESEX COUNTY, N.J. — Peter Nguyen, Millburn High School's head volleyball coach and a bookkeeper for the Millburn Township Board of Education, was arrested today and charged with one count of sexual contact with a 14-year old female who was a member of the Impact Volleyball Club. Nguyen also faces two second degree counts of endangering the welfare of a ...

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - Two of the founding members of the Smithereens reunited at New Brunswick's Court Tavern on Saturday, Feb. 3, to pay tribute to the late Pat DiNizio, the band’s lead singer, who died in December.

The concert, titled “Blood & Roses: The Court Tavern Memorial Tribute to Pat DiNizio,” featured 15 of the alternative band’s hits from over the ...

Letters to the Editor

If we were to count the number of lives lost to violence, crime, mass shootings or terror attacks in the US this past year alone, clearly the sacredness of life has no value to the ruthless perpetrators, for all of them are doing the same thing; taking away a God given right from people, the right to exist.

The diverse religious communities in the US must stand strong in denouncing ...